NASA

McBride flew the first-ever space shuttle mission with seven people on board.

Engle flew multiple missions in the X-15, an experimental spaceplane.

Stone also oversaw the mission that landed the Pathfinder rover on Mars.

He orbited the moon on Apollo 8 in 1968.

He went to space four times and was an expert in spacecraft rendezvous.

He was head of NASA when the famous “Pale Blue Dot” photo was captured.

She was the first woman to lead NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.

Borman was the oldest living former NASA astronaut.

He got his chance to go to the Moon two years later with Apollo 16.

He also advocated for the environment and wrote about ecological issues.